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Surgical outcomes in pelvic exenteration for advanced and recurrent malignancy: a high volume single institution experience
Pelvic exenteration remains the only curative treatment for advanced pelvic malignancies. However, identification of predictive factors for successful surgical outcomes is still a controversial issue at presen...
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Open AccessPrognostic factors of BRAF V600E colorectal cancer with liver metastases: a retrospective multicentric study
BRAF V600E-mutant colorectal cancers (CRCs) are associated with shorter survival than BRAF wild-type tumors. Therapeutic decision-making for colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) harboring this mutation remains dif...
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Preoperative Leucocyte-Based Inflammatory Scores in Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases: Can We Count on Them?
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) have been identified as potential prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) in primary colorec...
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Identification of intra-hepatic communicating veins through the arch sign on CT-scan
Knowledge of vascular outflow is essential in liver surgery. Communicating veins between the right hepatic vein (RHV) and the middle hepatic vein (MHV) have been described and allowed us to perform new surgica...
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Open AccessDoes intraoperative closed-suction drainage influence the rate of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy?
Although drainage of pancreatic anastomoses after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is still debated, it remains recommended, especially in patients with a high risk of post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF). Mod...
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Portal supply of segment IV of the liver based on CT-scan
The portal vascularization of segment IV (S4) of the liver has not been well described. Knowledge of the portal supply to S4 is of great interest for liver surgery and for interventional radiological procedure...
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Open AccessEfficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound-assisted hepatic resection (HIFU-AR) on blood loss reduction in patients with liver metastases requiring hepatectomy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Liver resection is the only potentially curative treatment for colorectal liver metastases (LM). It is considered a safe procedure, but is often associated with blood loss during liver transection. Blood trans...
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Intraperitoneal bevacizumab combined with cytoreductive surgery: a pre-clinical study of tolerance and pharmacokinetics in an animal model
Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) combined with Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is currently the only potentially curative treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). Systemic administration of b...
